Question

Read the excerpt from act 1 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.

CHARLIE

Who are them?

TOMMY

(very intently)

Whoever was in that thing that came by overhead.

Based on the stage direction, the reader should imagine Tommy as

A>an excitable child.
B>an angry child.
C>a self-assured child.
D>a confused child.

Answer 1

The readers should imagine Tommy as a (D) confused child.  

Step-by-step explanation:

• The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street is a thrilling play about aliens. Tommy is one of the main characters of the story.  

• People think of him in a very suspicious way since he is one of the first few characters that talks about aliens.  

• The main theme of this play is that people will go mad and kill each other over petty issues.  

• Fear and prejudice make people hate each other resulting in bloodshed.